Chandler’s debut doesn’t quite meet the erotica mark; an addicted Hollywood star and her lover will be quite addictive; James’s novella settles some affairs, but A Gentleman Never Tells; fans of paranormal mysteries will enjoy Kane’s latest

James revisits beloved characters, Merrow offers “inevitable tropes but in dynamically humorous ways,” and Ryan “presents a perfect example of a woman almost destroyed by the madman that is her husband”